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No. 623,448. Patented Apr m, [899;

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(Application filed Apr. 1, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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FRANZ X. IVAGNER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

'VESSEL-LUBRICATO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 623,448, dated April 18, 1899. application filed April 1, 1898. sel-n1 No. 6 76,124. (No model.)

To (LZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, FRANZ X. IVAGNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Vessel-Lubricators, of which the following is a specification.

By means of this invention lubricant can be caused to pass along or adhere to the submerged part of a vessel, so as to ease its progress, as set forth in the following specification and claims, and illustrated in the annexed drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a vessel with a lubricator. Fig. 2 is a section along .r :r, Fig. 1.

In order to enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will now describe the same in detail, referring to the drawings, wherein The numeral 1 indicates the hull of the vessel to which my improved oil-distributer 2is' applied. This distributer consists of a hol low shell made of sheet-metal plates united at their edges, the outer plate being provided with numerous perforations 3 for the distribution of the oil. The shell is angular or, rather, is made in the form or shape of an inverted V, so that it will embrace the sides of the vessel at the bow, and a longitudinal strengthening-rib 4L along the median line of the distributer will rest against the keel of the hull. The hollow shell, angular or V- shaped in cross-section, possesses inner solid walls which are secured to the opposite sides of the hull at the bow portion,so that the perforated outer walls lie at a distance from the innor walls to create an intervening space, which is the oil-chamber to receive the oil, so that it will flow out through perforations in the outer plate.

The distributer is shown applied at the bow or how portion, so that the forward motion of the vessel will tend to bring the exuded lubricant into contact with the hull.

The rib 4t being perforated, as seen at 5, will allow the lubricant to pass from one side to the other or to readily distribute itself throughout the distributer 2.

As the lubricant might exude too rapidly through the perforations 3, the shell 2 is shown provided wit-ha porous or pervious covering 6 for the shell. Leather has been found to answer, allowing the lubricant to exude with sufficient facility or rapidity.

A suitable reservoir or lubricant-supply is indicated at 7, connected by tube or conduit 8 with the distributer. A pump or force mechanism 9, having connection 10 with the supply, can be used to effect discharge. The pump 9 can be operated by suitable means, as hand or power, and said pump can be operated as required for causing the lubricant to pass to or through the distributer.

\Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A lubricant-distributer for vessels, con sisting of a hollow, angular shell, constructed and arranged to embrace the opposite sides of the vessel and having its inner solid walls lying against the same and its outer walls provided with numerous perforations for the distribution of the lubricant below Water- 'line of the vessel, and means for supplying lubricant to said hollow shell, substantially as described.

2. A lubricant-distributer for vessels, consisting of a hollow shell substantially V- shaped in cross-section to embrace the opposite sides of the vessel and to extend under and around the keel thereof, said shell possessing inner solid walls to be secured to the opposite sides of the hull and outer walls provided with numerous perforations for the distribution of the oil, and means for supplying lubricant to said hollow shell, substantially as described.

3. A lubricant-distributer for vessels, consisting of a hollow shell angularin cross-section and having a longitudinal strengtheningrib extending along the angle or apex of the shell, said shell possessing inner solid walls to be secured on opposite sides of the hull of the vessel with the strengthening-rib running along and against the keel, and outer walls provided with numerous perforations for the supplying lubricant to said hollow shell, sub stantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto setmy hand in the presence of two subscribing E. F. KASTENHUBER.

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